[ It's Loki's turn to be silent. But with him it's more an observant sort of silence, eyes narrowed and a frown on his face. He can see the similarities but also the differences between this boy and a young man he recalls from an even earlier point of Midgard's history. Considered a criminal, punished, broken in many ways and cast out by society. But despite everything, he had remained strong. Hopeful.

The odd, unjustified cruelty and and discrimination Midgardians impose on their own over something as trivial as emotions had confused and irritated Loki back then. And yet here it had seemed that mankind had grown. Though between Theo and the year this realm writes dwells this boy. Lost and on his own and-- Loki shouldn't let himself get bothered by that. And yet he can't bring himself to direct a harsh tone at this boy. ]

Just keep in mind: This world won't punish or condemn you. The beings you encounter here are much more open than you might think. And if his mind is clamped shut, you might as well use this realm to crack it open.